About Democracy for NYC

Democracy for NYC (DFNYC) is committed to the ideals espoused by Democracy for America, the organization founded by Howard Dean, and the national network of local coalition groups dedicated to the same.

We work both locally and nationally to ensure that fiscally responsible and socially progressive candidates are elected at all levels of government. We develop innovative ways to advocate for the issues that matter to our members and support legislation which has a positive effect in our communities. We promote transparency and ethical practices in government. We engage people in the political process and give them the tools to organize, communicate, mobilize, and enact change on the local, state, and national level.

Democracy for NYC is proud to announce endorsements in several 2013 races. For endorsement rules, win number, etc., click here. A big thank you to our vote counters (DFA activists in other states) Jeff Gardner and Franco Caliz.

Mayor

Bill de Blasio 58% - winner!

John Liu 15%

Bill Thompson 11%

Sal Albanese 5%

Anthony Weiner (write-ins) 2%

Christine Quinn 0%

Erick Salgado 0%

No Endorsement 9%

Public Advocate

Letitia James 46% - winner!

Daniel Squadron 31%

Reshma Saujani 13%

Cathy Guerriero 2%

No Endorsement 8%

DFNYC endorsement rules (in April, for all races but Comptroller) required a winning candidate to achieve either (a) over 50% of the vote, or (b) the most votes and at least 10% more than the nearest opponent. For more, click here.

Comptroller

Eliot Spitzer 39%

Scott Stringer 59% - winner!

No Endorsement 2%

(The DFNYC endorsement vote for Comptroller took place in August of 2013 and was the only race on the ballot. Based on member feedback, DFNYC leadership developed a threshold for endorsement that required a winning candidate to achieve both (a) at least 50% of the vote, and (b) at least 5% more than his opponent.)

Brooklyn Borough President

Eric Adams 71% - winner!

John Gangemi 3%

No Endorsement 26%

Manhattan Borough President

Gale Brewer 43% - winner!

Robert Jackson 19%

Julie Menin 13%

Jessica Lappin 11%

No Endorsement 14%

DFNYC endorsement rules required a winning candidate to achieve either (a) over 50% of the vote, or (b) the most votes and at least 10% more than the nearest opponent. For more, click here.

Council District 3

Yetta Kurland 77% - winner!

Corey Johnson 16%

No Endorsement 7%

Council District 5 - No Endorsement

Micah Kellner 47%

Ben Kallos 44%

Edward Hartzog 3%

No Endorsement 6%

DFNYC endorsement rules required a winning candidate to achieve either (a) over 50% of the vote, or (b) the most votes and at least 10% more than the nearest opponent. For more, click here.

Council District 6

Marc Landis 42% - winner!

Helen Rosenthal 23%

Debra Cooper 7%

Ken Biberaj 5%

Noah Gotbaum 5%

Mel Wymore 5%

No Endorsement 13%

DFNYC endorsement rules required a winning candidate to achieve either (a) over 50% of the vote, or (b) the most votes and at least 10% more than the nearest opponent. For more, click here.

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A local coalition group of Democracy for America since 2004

Democracy for NYC (DFNYC) is committed to the ideals espoused by Democracy for America, the organization founded by Howard Dean, and the national network of local coalition groups dedicated to the same.